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Teacher of Psychology and Sociology (3 Days per Week - 0.6)
Closing date: Friday 10th May 2024
Salary - Main Teacher Pay Scale (Inner London)
Contract - Part Time, Permanent
Start date - Autumn Term (September) 2024
Who we are:
Southfields Academy is a thriving non-selective secondary Academy located in South West London. The Academy benefits from cutting edge facilities, in addition to spacious and bright communal areas and classrooms. All of these are equipped with the latest technology and designed by our staff and students to ensure their fitness for purpose to educate the children of today and future-proofed for the children of tomorrow.
The aim of Southfields Academy is to provide the highest quality education to secure the best life chances for all our students. We recognise that all staff within our community are indispensable in helping us to achieve this goal together.
Southfields Academy offers a comprehensive and well thought out support programme for Early Career Teachers led by Senior Staff and Lead Practitioners.
All Southfields Academy teaching staff experience to up to 20% PPA.
In addition, all Southfields MAT staff are entitled to free membership of the onsite Gym at Aspire, access to the Nursery@Aspire at a reduced cost, a cycle to work scheme and many other benefits.
Who we are looking for:
We are looking for an engaged and motivated teacher of Psychology and Sociology who consistently teaches good or outstanding lessons and gets the best from their students and holds QTS. This is a Part-Time role for three days per week (0.6). The successful candidate will be highly motivated, with a passion for Psychology and Sociology, ready to teach at A level and GCSE and with an ability to effectively develop their pedagogy and practice.
We need an outstanding classroom practitioner in Psychology and Sociology with the skills, expertise and tenacity to raise standards of teaching and learning in Psychology and Sociology and across the whole school.
The ideal candidate will need to have a proven track-record of raising standards and excellent examination results and will join a team of colleagues working to model, share and develop engaging and challenging teaching strategies that promote learning and inspire our students.
The role would be of particular interest to a qualified teacher with experience of teaching these subjects across GCSE and A Level.
About us:
·Please note that Southfields Academy will only accept applications directly from candidates themselves.
·We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should a sufficient number of applications be received. With this in mind, we encourage early submission of an application to avoid any disappointment.
·If you do not hear from us within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful on this occasion.
·Southfields Academy is unable to provide visa sponsorship.
·Southfields Academy is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and recognises the importance of an inclusive and diverse workforce. We welcome applications from all suitable qualified candidates.
Southfields Academy is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. The successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check, along with other relevant pre-employment checks. In line with the recommendations in KCSiE 2023, these include basic online checks of shortlisted candidates’ social media presence and other internet-based public forums.
To apply please download an application form below and send it to: ewan.macfarlane@southfieldsacademy.com